Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
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Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence is a 2007 documentary film by filmmaker Alice Brewton Hurwitz, about the lynching of Leander Shaw, the crime that preceded it, and the victim, Lillie Davis. Hurwitz is Davis' great-great-niece.
The film premiered April 27, 2007 at the Tribeca_Film_Festival in New York City. Jeffrey Morgan, the film's director and co-producer, reported that the final two screenings of the film sold out, and that they have received requests to show the film at film festivals around the world. There are plans to screen the film at the Pensacola Film Festival in Fall 2007.[1]
